Parson: Anyone who says I don't care about children is "one sick individual," but doesn't say whether they will get over it

Missouri Gov. Bill Parson came under heavy fire in Missouri and nationally after a radio interview in which he said school kids will get COVID-19, but "they'll get over it."

It took Parson five days to "clarify" what he meant, but he did so today.

From the Associated Press:

Parson later sought to clarify his statements, on Wednesday telling reporters that his comments “were not articulated very well. What I was trying to say is that there is a very real possibility that there could be COVID in our schools, and we want to be prepared for that."

Parson doesn't explain what he means by that.

Do we need to be prepared for schoolchildren to all get COVID-19 then get over it?

Does he plan on actually displaying some leadership and taking actions to prevent them from getting it so they don't have to "get over it?"

The only thing Parson clarified is that he is fully aware this is an election year and that he hurt himself by saying something that he did not really "clarify" which would have been hard to since he was just sharing what he believes.

It it had been a mistake, it would not have taken him five days to "clarify" it.

Parson pulled the same stunt every other politician does- you blame the people who accurately quoted your own words and accurately interpreted them.

Anyone who said he doesn't care about children is "one sick individual," Parson said as he "clarified" his statement.

If that is the case, Parson had better hope that a lot of "sick individuals" get over it before November.